Semporna, A hidden beauty in the backwaters of Sabah, The Land Below The Wind, is a gem to be discovered by photographers. Long a diving haven for enthusiast, now YOU, yes YOU, can capture the beauty of this hidden gem with your camera.

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A snapshot, a pretty picture, is easy to capture. A photograph, an evocative landscape, a meaningful portrait, is what you want to master, and what better masters to learn with, if it is not Master Rabani HM Ayub, a published and highly respected photojournalist from Kota Kinabalu Sabah and Ted Adnan, A Professional Photographer and Portraitist based in Kuala Lumpur.

For a mere RM1,500.00 investment, you get to master the basics AND enhance your photographic skills in portraits, streets and landscape photography.

Photographic tools to bring:
Other than your personal effect, a compact (it may limit your photographic vision but a as ’2nd eye’ it’s mighty useful!) a DSLR, wide angle zoom lens as wide as 16mm-105 range (for DX format camera) or your 16-40 wideangle zoom (for FF format cameras).
Telezoom with 70mm to 200mm range is more useful than 300mm telephotos.
Tripods (not really necessary, unless you go for slow speed landscape shoot), if you bring one, get a lighter travel version rather than heavy duty studio bound tripod.

A flash for fill-in shadows during high contrast situation (which is a plenty, in Sunny Semporna!). Do remember, off camera flash technique is a staple tool for the discerning travel photographers

Photo Trek Itinerary – 03~6th June 2010 – 4 Days 3 Night

Day 1 – 03 June 2010 ( Thursday )
- 10:00 am >Arrival @ Tawau Airport
- 10:30 am >Brunch @ Tawau Airport
- 11:30 am > Heads to Semporna with chartered Van.
- 02:00 pm >Check In to Seafest Hotel Semporna.
- 03:00 pm > Human Interest/Street Photo – town dan market area.
- 05:00 pm >Human Interest at Kampung Tampi-Tampi
- 07:00 pm >Welcome Dinner at Semporna Holiday Resort Kg Tampi-Tampi
- 09:00 pm >back to Hotel & Briefing/photo review

Day 2 – 04 June 2010 ( Friday )
- 06:00 am > Breakfast & Check Out from Hotel.
- 07:00 am > Direct to Photo Trek – Pulau Omadal, Pulau Kerindingan & Pulau Busungan.
- 12.30 pm > Lunch & Relaxation at Kapalai Island Resort.
- 02:30 pm > Depart to Pulau Mabul and check in at Homestay.
- 04:00 pm > Human Interest & Round Pulau Mabul.
- 06:00 pm > Sunset at Pulau Mabul with Pulau Sipadan view.
- 08:00 pm > Dinner at Homestay & briefing/photo review.

Day 3 – 05 June 2010 ( Sabtu )
- 05:00 am > SUNRISE at Pulau Mabul with Pulau Bum-Bum, Pulau Bohey Dulang and Resort view.
- 07:00 am > Breakfast & checkout from Homestay.
- 08:00 am > Departs for Pulau Selakan, Pulau Bohey Dulang, Pulau Maiga & Pulau Sibuan
- 03:00 pm > Back to mainland / Semporna & check-in Hotel. FREE & EASY
- 07:00 pm > Steamboat Dinner at Hotel , Briefing & Prize Presentation.
- 10:00 pm > Lepak & Chit chat session with Rabani & Ted Adnan

Day 4 – 06 June 2010 ( Ahad )
- Free & easy
- 11:00 am >Check Out from Seafest Hotel Semporna.
- Direct to Tawau….go for Pasar Besar Tawau for Shopping or Human Interest
- 03:00 pm >Departure to Tawau Airport.

FLIGHT PROPOSAL – AIR ASIA

Kuala Lumpur to Tawau >>AK5152 – Depature – 07:20 am > Arrival 10:00 am
Tawau to Kuala Lumpur>>AK5155 – Depature – 18:00 pm > Arrival 20:45 pm
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